Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 LEXINGTON, Va. – The Marietta College volleyball team split a pair of matches on the first day of the Washington and Lee Invitational on Friday (Sept. 7). The Pioneers are now 6-1 overall.

Marietta started the weekend with a 3-0 sweep of Lynchburg College. The win gave the Pioneers their first 6-0 start since the 1991 season. The set scores against Lynchburg were 25-14, 25-22 and 25-20.

Freshman Keri Horton (Westland, Mich./Wayne Memorial) and senior Alex VanGundy (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) led the Pioneers with 10 and nine kills, respectively.  Junior Paige DeVriendt (Bowling Green/Bowling Green) added seven kills and sophomore setter Laura Mauer (Terre Haute, Ind./North) dished out 32 assists.

Defensively, senior libero Jen Braun (Chagrin Falls/Kenston) and freshman Mary Ervin (Lewis Center/Olentangy Orange) each had 13 digs. Sophomore Rachel Hackenberg (Canal Winchester/Franklin Heights) blocked five Lynchburg attacks, while junior Kathryn Hanssen stopped four.

In the second match of day, Washington and Lee edged Marietta 3-1. The Generals posted set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 20-25 and 25-22.

Hackenberg led all players with 18 kills in the match. DeVriendt also reached double figures with 11 kills. Mauer posted a match-high 41 assists and Braun also had a match-high 21 digs.

Hanssen and Horton each blocked six General attacks.

The Pioneers play two more matches Saturday (Sept. 8). Marietta meets Southern Virginia University at 1 p.m. and North Carolina Wesleyan at 3:30 p.m.